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LG Optimus L9 hands-on

screw LG, screw Samsung, I HATE THE HOME BUTTON! I want one of the new breed of phones but you companies keep screwing them up... doesn't Android now come with an on screen home button? if you like the physical button so much put it on your dam Windows phones...

I like home buttons. 3 or 4 all is good. No valuable screen space taken for soft keys. Looks at the Droid Razr HD, 4.6" screen, but with the on screen buttons, it is less than 4.3 on my 2 year old Droid X. What a shame.

hmmmm.......looks like someone at L.G. has spent a bit of time around samsung phones. kidding asside, I hope L.G. comes into there own, I would love another strong player to keep things interesting. They are just not yet there in my opinion.

guess I just keep getting my hopes up for... s3, note2, and this and all put this button. I use a max protect case like trident krakenor otterbox defender and they have to put a hole Inthe screen protector, allowing dirt to get in.... makes this a deal breaker for me, the case is a must have for my occupation

This isn't copying the S3 because in case you guys didn't notice, Alex pointed out quite CLEARLY that this is part of the L Series, which all basically look like this, but this instead of the typical L Series back, is more like the 4X.... which were announced at MWC, months before the S3.

While I would completely agree hardware wise that this is in line with LG's previous stuff, LG's Android overlay has resebled touchwiz since it came out. The combination of the pysical home button next to a menu and back button and the software sililarites do male the two look strikingly similar.

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